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National Council Meeting

The National Council will meet on the 15th of June, 2014, in room 706 of the Woosong Language Institute in Daejeon.

Anyone who is interested can attend the meeting, which will start at 10.30 am and continues until 4.30 pm.  Directions at National Council Meeting #KOTESOL June 15.  http://www.koreatesol.org/content/national-council-meeting  Directions - http://www.koreatesol.org/sites/default/files/pdf/wlimap2.pdf

Deadline for 2014 IC Paper Submission

Please be aware that the deadline for paper submission for the 2014 international conference is May 30th. 

From: http://koreatesol.org/IC2014CallForPapers

This year's conference will feature four strands:

An overarching theme for the conference is embracing creativity. We are looking for presentations, panels, or other sessions that discuss and share new, creative, or unique experiences and observations regarding teaching English as a foreign language. Proposals that meet the criteria...

National Conference Program Book is here!

You can now download the Program Book & Extended Summaries for the 2014 KOTESOL National Conference, which takes place May 31st (Saturday) at Global Plaza, Kyungpook National University, in Daegu.  Available from the conference main page - http://koreatesol.org/nc2014 (it's a big download, 4.5mb).  The Timetable is also available, direct from the schedule page - http://koreatesol.org/nc2014/schedule   Abstracts and Bios are available to download too, from http://koreatesol.org/nc2014/concurrent-sessions

More Pre-Conference Videos!

Our invited speakers to KOTESOL National Conference 2014 are already at work, with previews of their presentations available now - http://koreatesol.org/content/previews-kotesol-national-conference-2014

Mokpo-Muan Area to Get Outreach Workshops

The Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter is going on the road to the Mokpo-Muan area with a quintet of ELT presentations for professional development. Holding an outreach event in Muan County has become an annual event for the Chapter. The outreach workshops will be held again this year at Mokpo National University with Jocelyn Wright as site coordinator.

The five presentations will be held over three hours and cover a range of ELT topics. Dr. David Shaffer will be revealing numerous misconceptions commonly held about language learning and teaching. Billie Kang will be explaining how to create a...

National Conference Update

60+ presentations.  8 hours. Featuring Marc Helgesen, Dr. Charles Browne, Dr. Ken Beatty.  Speakers from 10 different countries.

See our list of concurrent sessions presenters. http://koreatesol.org/nc2014/concurrent-sessions

Pre-registration (online) will open April 16th. Save money and time through pre-registration!  More event information will be available in the days ahead.

Presenters from ten countries coming to the KOTESOL National Conference:

New Classroom Observation Program

KOTESOL is pleased to announce the start of our new Open Door Classroom Observation Program! Throughout 2014, the Membership Committee will facilitate connections between members who wish to observe classes and members who are willing to let themselves be observed.

We're currently seeking KOTESOL members in Korea who have been teaching for 3+ years and who are willing to open their classrooms to other KOTESOL members. If you're willing to open your class, please join our database! For more information or to volunteer as a host, please visit http://koreatesol.org/content/open-door-...

Call for Papers Extended to March 16 - National Conference

The Call for Papers deadline for the KOTESOL 2014 National Conference has been extended to Sunday, March 16th.

The conference takes place in Daegu May 31.

In consideration of the busy "start of school term" season, a couple extra days have been added for those unable to send in their submission.  The webform is at http://www.koreatesol.org/nc2014CallForPresenters

Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL Conference Coming Soon

Theme: Addressing the Multifaceted World of ELT
Date: March 15, 2014 (Saturday).
Location: Chosun University Main Building, North/Left Wing

10:30-11:50 Pre-Conference Workshop Sessions (Concurrent; No Admission Charge)
--- Workshop on Getting Started in Research
Joanne McCuaig (KOTESOL Research Comm. Chair)
--- Reflective Practice Workshop on Assessment
Brian Raisbeck (KOTESOL Reflective Practice SIG)

- - - - Lunch - - -   (Make your own arrangements. Campus student cafeteria open.)

12:00...

KOTESOL Video Library Adds 2013 International Conference!

All recorded videos from the 2013 KOTESOL International Conference are available to view. linked from http://www.koreatesol.org/video

All videos from the 2012 KOTESOL International Conference are also available.

KOTESOL has built an extensive library of videos hosted on the official KOTESOL YouTube channel. Special features such as bios, abstracts, presenter-written articles, visual displays and additional resources are also available for KOTESOL members (requires login and current membership). These articles include papers from our quarterly newsmagazine The English...

National Council Meeting Jan 26

The National Council of KOTESOL will meet on the 26th of January (Sunday).
Sookmyung University's Injaegwan, room 207 *
Seoul.

All KOTESOL members are welcome to attend. The meeting will start at 11 am, and is scheduled to be completed by 4.30 pm.

* Injaegwan is also known as the Sookmyung Professional Center and/or Sookmyung TESOL Center. The location can be found at the Seoul Chapter Workshop Directions page - http://koreatesol.org/content/workshop-directions

Jeju Chapter Elects 2013-2014 Executive Officers

The Jeju Chapter of KOTESOL held its annual elections on November 15, 2013. The elected officers for the 2013-14 term are as follows:

President - Erin Williams

Vice President - Stephanie Hennington

Treasurer - Christina Geiman

Events Co-ordinator - Alister Martin

Membership & Publicity Officer - Alexis Oesterle

Webmaster - Darren Foley

EPIK Teacher Representative - Harold Dale

(For more information about the elected Executive Officers for the 2013-2014 term, please refer to the Executive Profiles.)

KOTESOL Video Library

The wait is over! KOTESOL has built an extensive library of videos hosted on the official KOTESOL YouTube channel. Furthermore, special features such as bios, abstracts, presenter-written articles, visual displays and additional resources are also available for KOTESOL members (requires login and current membership). These articles include papers from our quarterly newsmagazine The English Connection, KOTESOL Proceedings, Korea TESOL Journal, and sources beyond KOTESOL. All content is copyright the author, and where published through KOTESOL publications, co-rights are held by Korea TESOL...

Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter Selects 2013-14 Officers

Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter of KOTESOL held its annual elections on November 9, 2013. The elected and appointed officers for the 2013-14 term are as follows:

President
Dr. David E. Shaffer
Chosun University

Vice President
Maria Neliza "Ynell" Lumantao
Chonnam National University

Treasurer
Lindsay Herron
Gwangju National University of Education

Membership Coordinator
Henry Gerlits
Jeollanam-do Educational Training Institute

Membership Coordinator
Amanda Serrano
Gwangju Office of Education / Yongbong...